FBI Ransomware Request for Payment 
PYMNTS
JANUARY 13, 2020
The currency exchange company continues in the grips of a ransomware attack that has crippled its operations, as well as the foreign currency operations of its corporate clients, including HSBC and Barclays. About $1 million was swindled from the Colorado town of Eerie , with the FBI now investigating the matter.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
As many as 28 percent said they would proceed with requests for payment done via email and would not call suppliers to confirm the transactions. In stats this month, just after the decryptor’s debut, it has been able to aid 1,700 would-be victims in getting their files back — and avoid $1 million in ransom payments.
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